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Williams, Jessica

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Jack Gabler Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates: August 23, 2017

Richard Lee Meyers Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates: July 2, 2014

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

Samuel Higa Oral History

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Identifier: OHP 120
Scope and Contents Samuel Higa served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his family’s relocation to a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Higa then stated that his family moved to Southern California, where he completed high school and briefly attended UCLA, before joining the Navy. After explaining how he enlisted, Higa discussed boot camp, electronics school, submarine school, and SINS (Ship’s Inertial Navigation System)...
Dates: September 16, 2016

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  • Subject: Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar X

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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
Growler -- enlisted mess 4
Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 4
Strategy -- Deterrence 4
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
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Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
Food 3
Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 3
Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
Education -- Training -- Basic Training 2
Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
Growler -- crew's quarters 2
Growler -- galley 2
Growler -- sail 2
Growler -- wardroom 2
Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 2
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
Accidents 1
Commanding Officer 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Discipline 1
Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
Electronics Technician Seaman, ETSN 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
Executive Officer 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- sonar room 1
Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
Hazing 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Inventory 1
Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
Liberty 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
Navigation 1
Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
Recreation 1
Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Seaman, E-3 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Sonar 1
Sonar Equipment 1
Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Solano (county) -- Mare Island (island) -- Mare Island Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
Ventilation -- Venting 1
Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1
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